IMMIGRATION

Rivera introduces a military-only version of DREAM Act

Rep. David Rivera introduced a bill to give undocumented immigrants legal residency, so long as they join the military.

Immigration

Argentine family, in U.S. since 2001, unlikely to be deported

The Flores family arrived without a visa after fleeing Argentina’s economic crisis. Under current federal policy, however, they probably won’t be sent home even though they are undocumented.

Homestead

Homestead farm workers discuss their evictions with lawyers

After tense meetings Thursday, pro-bono attorneys are researching whether Homestead Housing Authority tenants may have been improperly evicted.

In My Opinion

On Three Kings day, a gift for immigrants

On Friday, the Day of the Epiphany, when Hispanics celebrate El día de los Reyes Magos, the “Wise man” in Washington, D.C., delivered a gift to some of the nation’s undocumented immigrants.

Courts

Last of seven fake cheerleaders from Colombia sentenced in Miami

Nine adults and seven juveniles, posing as a visiting cheerleading team from Colombia, have little to cheer about now.

Undocumented immigrants face checks on Amtrak, Greyhound

Federal agents appear to have stepped up checks for undocumented immigrants on public transportation, including Greyhound buses and Amtrak. The feds say they have the authority to check any public area.

Violent Mexican drug gang, Zetas, taking control of migrant smuggling

One of Mexico's most powerful criminal gangs has muscled into the migrant-smuggling racket, changing what had been a relatively benign if risky industry of independent operators into a centralized business that often has deadly consequences for those who try to operate outside it.

S.C. House approves immigration crackdown bill

Those suspected of being in the country illegally soon may have to prove they are U.S. citizens, at least in South Carolina. S.C. House members approved an Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigrants by a 69-43 vote.

PALM BEACH

Police: Five migrants come ashore in Palm Beach

Palm Beach Police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office are attempting to track five migrants who illegally came ashore near the Southern Boulevard Causeway Thursday night.

THE DREAM ACT

Undocumented dreamers won't give up

When the Senate refused to pass the immigration bill known as the Dream Act last week, a bunch of undocumented young people in South Florida found themselves on the wrong side of the nation's contentious political divide.

IMMIGRATION

Undocumented students devastated after U.S. Senate blocks DREAM Act

A controversial bill that would have granted legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented students was blocked once again in the Senate Saturday.

Path to legal citizenship is blocked by restrictive policies

Immigrants who want to come here can't simply get in line because often there isn't a line. The government has a guest-worker program designed to fill seasonal jobs, but California's Central Valley farmers say it's too difficult to use. So they keep hiring illegal immigrants.

IMMIGRATION

Immigration ruling could send message to states

States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama administration's core argument that immigration enforcement is the role of the federal government.

IMMIGRATION

Advocates vow challenges to Ariz. immigration law

Civil rights advocates vowed Saturday to challenge Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigration, saying it will lead to racial profiling of Hispanics despite the governor's assurance abuses won't be tolerated.

Haitian migrants caught in Pompano Beach

Ten Haitian immigrants were in custody Tuesday morning after coming ashore in Pompano Beach overnight, Border Patrol agents report.

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL

Officials tracking down illegal migrants at Head Start

Immigration enforcement officials are now targeting migrant and seasonal Head Start centers in some states as part of efforts to track down illegal immigrants, the executive director of the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association says.

More charges against driver in Arizone migrant crash

A Mexican man who had been accused of transporting illegal immigrants after a rollover crash killed nine people faces new charges that could bring the death penalty.